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choroid plexus
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choroid plexus
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(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) a multilobed vascular membrane, projecting into the cerebral ventricles, that secretes cerebrospinal fluid
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Noun1.choroid plexus - a vascular plexus of the cerebral ventricles that regulate intraventricular pressure
plexus, rete - a network of intersecting blood vessels or intersecting nerves or intersecting lymph vessels
arteria choroidea, choroidal artery - an artery that supplies the choroid plexus


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Found deep inside the brain the choroid plexuses are network structures that produce CSF, which in turn "cushions" the central nervous system.
 
 
 
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